It's refreshing to see a film where the protagonist doesn't have to justify himself to others in order to justify himself to himself. In many films there's a struggle of some sort that ends up with one of the parties hurt or both sides happily rid of previous prejudices. The main one is, how great is the need for family support? Ray is faced with the fact that one of his children is abhorred by the idea of homosexuality. The path followed by Ray brings up some interesting family issues that often appear in gay cinema. Funny and touching events ensue leading to a somewhat corny, though totally satisfactory punch line. Knowing that his son is 65, the hospitalized father suggest that perhaps, "we should ask for a double room." With Ray offering support for Jim their friendship grows and begins to test the boundaries of Ray's lifetime heterosexuality. Jim's plans for travel are upset when his elderly father falls ill. Coincidences keep Jim and Ray bumping into each other. First things first though, Jim has to fix the reason he's been called "Beaky" for more than a half-century. Without a plan his two remaining goals in life might seem a little lofty but perhaps a plan is not needed to 1. After spending his entire life in a regimented institution, he's ready for a change. A lifetime bachelor he's now reached the UK's retirement age and is set to leave the school, essentially for the first time. First as a student, Jim stayed on at various faculty positions eventually becoming the headmaster. Jim (Alun Armstrong) has spent his entire life at one school. Ray tends to agree but as a widower, he's reluctant to try to find a new love now that the love of his life is gone. At 64, his children think he might have better things to do with his time. The routine is punctuated by the occasional very public soccer brawl, much to the chagrin of his adult children. Opening with a soccer brawl we are introduced to Ray (Paul Freeman), a working class "geriatric hooligan." His semiretirement is spent whiling away the hours at the pub and driving his taxi. Though a formula film if there ever was one, it's formula terrifically executed. Will s/he be able to move on from the loss of the previous partner? Will the adult children accept dad/mom's new love? Will a grandchild do something adorable? All these questions are answered in the winning comedy When I'm 64.
The same questions tend to come up in most of them. That's the theme behind essentially every senior romance film.
#Five times sixtyfour movie#
An elegant and lovely story of two older men finding new lives for themselves make this a rare movie and a highly enjoyable one.
Motivations are shown, difficulties are encountered, decisions are made. Supporting characters are realistic, consistent and help move the solid plot along. The acting here is superb and the screenplay solid. The relationship and the story develop so very well, so comfortably, so believably, so tastefully. Jim's forgotten safari jacket and personal notebook left in the car provide the start of the relationship as Ray returns the items and is also where we find that Jim wants to: 1. The story of "Beaky" (so nicknamed because of his prominent nose) unrolls as the cab called to take him to the airport (driven by Ray) is instead directed to a clinic where the nose is made less prominent. We next see Jim at the school he attended as a boy and from where he is now retiring as a master. Despite being widowed for 8 years he can't bear to change anything that relates to his departed wife. We find that Ray owns and drives a cab, is widowed, has two grown children and keeps his old home. Although Ray and one of his older friends are winded even getting to the fight, they manage to pummel well enough and add one more row to reminisce about from their good old days of brawling. We first see Ray with his mates at the local pub when they all rush out in order to rumble with a visiting rival soccer club's fans. The introduction and initial development of the two main characters is very well done.
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